Michigan and Monongalia County residents indicted for cocaine and heroin distribution

Michigan and Monongalia County residents indicted for cocaine and heroin distribution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 10, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Six people were indicted by a federal grand sitting in Clarksburg on May 7, 2019 on drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

The indictment alleges a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine, sometimes near West Virginia University, in Monongalia County from the fall of 2017 to May 2019. Those charged are:

* Anthony Foy, also known as “Duke," age 41, of Detroit, Michigan

* Jerel Seahorn, also known as “L," age 33, of Detroit, Michigan

* Ronald Bowser, age 37, of Morgantown, West Virginia

* Gerald Kyler, also known as “Dave," age 37, of Eastpointe, Michigan

* Teisha Primm, age 30, of Morgantown, West Virginia

* Andrew Parker, age 29, of Mannington, West Virginia

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the West Virginia State Police investigated.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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